Portugal Colonial - Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude

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Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude / Photo: Handout - PETROECUADOR/AFP

Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude

ECONOMY 17.06.2025

Ecuador's state energy company said it stopped pumping oil through the country's main pipeline Monday due to a rupture in a section running through the Amazon.

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"The valves have been closed and oil pumping has been suspended," Petroecuador said in a statement.

The company blamed the incident on a landslide and it was not immediately clear if a spill occurred.

In a statement issued Monday night, the company said it doesn't immediately foresee shutting down oil wells.

The "Trans-Ecuadorian" pipeline has a capacity to pump 360,000 barrels a day.

In March, more than 25,000 barrels spilled in the northwestern coastal province of Esmeraldas.

Oil is one of Ecuador's primary exports. Last year, the country sold $8.6 billion worth of crude oil.

In 2024, Ecuador produced an average of 475,000 barrels a day, of which more than 70 percent was exported.

Almost half of the exports go to North America.

A.S.Diogo--PC

Portugal Colonial - Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude

Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude

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